2000 Major League Soccer season

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Seasons
1999 2000 2001

Teams and Alignment

Conference Team Primary Venue Municipality
Central Division Chicago Fire Soldier Field (1924) Chicago
Columbus Crew Historic Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio
Dallas Burn Cotton Bowl Stadium Dallas
Tampa Bay Mutiny Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida
Eastern Division D.C. United Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington
Miami Fusion F.C. Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, Florida
New England Revolution Foxboro Stadium Norfolk County, Massachusetts
MetroStars Giants Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey
Western Division Colorado Rapids Mile High Stadium Denver
Kansas City Wizards GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, Missouri
Los Angeles Galaxy The Rose Bowl Pasadena, California
San Jose Earthquakes CEFCU Stadium San José, California

Changes

  • League realigned into Central Division, Eastern Division, and Western Division.
  • Chicago Fire realigned from Western Conference to Central Division.
  • Colorado Rapids realigned from Western Conference to Western Division.
  • Columbus Crew realigned from Eastern Conference to Central Division.
  • Dallas Burn realigned from Western Conference to Central Division.
  • D.C. United realigned from Eastern Conference to Eastern Division.
  • Kansas City Wizards realigned from Western Conference to Western Division.
  • Los Angeles Galaxy realigned from Western Conference to Western Division.
  • MetroStars realigned from Eastern Conference to Eastern Division.
  • Miami Fusion F.C. realigned from Eastern Conference to Eastern Division.
  • New England Revolution realigned from Eastern Conference to Eastern Division.
  • San Jose Clash renamed San Jose Earthquakes and realigned from Western Conference to Western Division.
  • Tampa Bay Mutiny realigned from Eastern Conference to Central Division.

Regular Season Results

Conference Team W L T Pts
Central Division Chicago Fire 17 9 6 57
Tampa Bay Mutiny 16 12 4 52
Dallas Burn 14 14 4 46
Columbus Crew 11 16 5 38
Eastern Division MetroStars 17 12 3 54
New England Revolution 13 13 6 45
Miami Fusion F.C. 12 15 5 41
D.C. United 8 18 6 30
Western Division Kansas City Wizards 16 7 9 57
Los Angeles Galaxy 14 10 8 50
Colorado Rapids 13 15 4 43
San Jose Earthquakes 7 17 8 29

Postseason Results

Team (First to Five Points) Team (First to Five Points) Team (Single-Game) Champions
Kansas City Wizards 7 Kansas City Wizards 4 (1) Kansas City Wizards 1 Kansas City Wizards
Colorado Rapids 1
Tampa Bay Mutiny 0 Los Angeles Galaxy 4 (0)
Los Angeles Galaxy 6
Chicago Fire 6 Chicago Fire 6 Chicago Fire 0
New England Revolution 3
MetroStars 6 MetroStars 3
Dallas Burn 0

Special Event Results

Event Home Score Road
MLS All-Star Game Western Conference 4-9 Eastern Conference

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area Metropolitan Statistical Area Metropolitan Division County / Equivalent Municipality Venue Team / Event Regular Postseason Total
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area Boston, MA Metropolitan Division Norfolk County, Massachusetts Unincorporated Foxboro Stadium New England Revolution 16 One 17
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division Cook County, Illinois Chicago Soldier Field (1924) Chicago Fire 16 Four 20
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH Combined Statistical Area Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area Franklin County, Ohio Columbus, Ohio Historic Crew Stadium Columbus Crew 16 16
MLS All-Star Game One
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division Dallas County, Texas Dallas Cotton Bowl Stadium Dallas Burn 16 One 17
Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area Denver County, Colorado Denver Mile High Stadium Colorado Rapids 16 One 17
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area Jackson County, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City Wizards 16 Four + one series tiebreaker 20 + one series tiebreaker
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division Los Angeles County, California Pasadena, California The Rose Bowl Los Angeles Galaxy 16 Two 18
Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL Combined Statistical Area Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Sunrise, FL Metropolitan Division Broward County, Florida Fort Lauderdale, Florida Lockhart Stadium Miami Fusion F.C. 16 16
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division Bergen County, New Jersey East Rutherford, New Jersey Giants Stadium MetroStars 16 Two 18
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area Santa Clara County, California San José, California CEFCU Stadium San Jose Earthquakes 16 16
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area Tampa, FL Metropolitan Division Hillsborough County, Florida Tampa, Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa Bay Mutiny 16 One 17
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division District of Columbia Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium D.C. United 16 16
Kansas City Wizards One One
Total 192 17 + one series tiebreaker 210 + one series tiebreaker